Poultry hood



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POULTRY HOOD Filed April 22, 1947 INVENTORS MM/77' n4 W657 BY 0/77! E. mfsr ATTORNEY-5' Patented May 2, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,505,926 POULTRY'HOMO'D Emmitt'W." West and Edith E. -West,- Holbrook, Ariz; Application April 22, 1947', s'eriarNoi 743,054

3 Claims.

Our'invention relates to cover commonly'used to Wrap the heads of butchered chickens, turkeys and other fowl.

The fowl is killed, hung head-down on racks, where they are picked, and then the heads are wrapped. At present a simple piece of paper is used for this purpose. To adjust and secure this paper satisfactorily in position about the head of the fowl requires skill, and it is difficult to arrange the wrapping so that it is leak-proof and securely attached.

The object of our invention is to provide a prepared hood adapted to be put over the head of butchered fowl speedily and securely.

A further object of our invention is to provide a fowl hood of the character indicated above, which is made from flexible oiled paper and is adapted to" be tied speedily and tightly about the neck of the fowl to prevent drainage of blood out of said hood.

Other objects of our invention may appear in the following specification describing it with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of our invention.

It is however, to be understood that our invention is not to be limited or restricted to the exact construction and combination of parts described in the specification and shown in the drawing, but that such changes and modifications can be made, which fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the paper blank from which the poultry hood, according to our invention, is formed, showing a wire attached thereto adapted to secure the hood over the head of the fowl.

Figure 2 is an elevational front view of a finished poultry hood in open position.

Figure 3 is an elevational side view of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is an elevational front view of a fowl hood according to our invention, arranged over a fowl head and secured to the neck of the fowl.

Referring now in detail to the drawing the fowl hood forming the subject matter of our invention is made from a blank ll] cut or shaped preferably from flexible, oiled paper. The blank I0 is shaped substantially like an arrow-head and comprises an approximately square body I l on the lower edge of which a substantially right angled triangular head [2 is formed.

The base portion of this triangular head l2 extends laterally beyond the sides of the body I0, and the sides of the head l2 extend at angles of approximately forty-five degrees to the head base toward each other. The apex corner of the head I Z'is preferably cut off to form astraight end edge l3 extending parallel to the head base.

Two slots I 4 are provided on the base line of the head; coinciding therewith and extending a distance inwardly beyond the longitudinal sides of the body H.

A narrow strip of one side of the head [12 adjacent one edge of the triangular head and a strip of equalwidth adjacent the straight end edge 13 are provided with a covering of muci'lage, as indicated at l5 and I6 respectively.

A tie wire I'l extends transversely across the square head portion II and is secured thereon a short" distance below the'top edge of said body. The middle portion of said tie wire is covered with a paper wrapper l8 and securely glued or pasted onto the head portion! l.

The tie wire I! is secured to that side of the blank [0 which will be the outside of the poultry hood after the blank [0 is formed into the hood, while the mucilage strips [5 and I6 respectively are located onthe opposite side of the blank ID.

The blank I0 is formed into a hood by rolling the head l2 into a substantially frustro-conical shape so that the gummed edge portion 15 of the head l2 overlaps the other edge portion thereof and that the upper tip end of the second edge portion of said head is arranged in and extends through the slot M in the opposite side of the blank ID.

The overlapping, gummed edge portion I5 is pasted securely onto the underlying head portion and onto the underlying portion of the body H, which forms a funnel l8 which has a triangular opening IS in its forward wall.

The lower portion of the head I2 is folded upwardly and the gummed edge portion I6 is securely pasted on the overlapping head portion I5, closing the bottom of the hood tightly.

The so formed hood is slipped on the head 20 of a butchered fowl. The paper funnel is crushed together about the neck 2| of the fowl and the tie wire I! is bent to hold the crushed paper funnel together and is tightened about the paper funnel and the neck therein by being twisted as indicated at 22 in Figure 4.

What is claimed is:

1. A hood for the head and neck of a fowl, said hood comprising a sheet of flexible material comprising a, substantially square part and a substantially isosceles triangular part having its base side joined to the lower edge of said square part with the apex of said triangular part pointing downwardly and the sides of said triangular part joining the ends of the base forming points reaching laterally outwardly beyond the opposite sides of said square part, slits formed in the opposite sides of said square part in line with the base side of said triangular part, said square part and said triangular part being wrapped around the head and neck of the fowl to refine a generally coneshaped receptacle in which marginal portions along the sides of said triangular part and marginal portions along the sides of said square part are overlapped and with the points of the triangular part passing through corresponding ones of said slits and upper portions of the side edges of said square part spaced apart to define a tapered opening, and a tie wire secured intermediate its ends to the outside of said square part having free tie wire ends drawn around the upper part of said cone-shaped receptacle and constricting the same and closing said tapered opening around the neck of the fowl with the head of the fowl depending into th lower part of said receptacle and tied together to maintain the hood in place.

2. A hood for the head and neck of a fowl cinprising a flexible sheet composed of a substantially square part and a substantially isosceles triangular part having a base side substantially longer than the lower side of said square part, said base side being joined to the lower side of the square part with the apex of the triangular part extending downwardly, the lower side of the square part being joined to the base side at a point intermediate the ends of said base side with substantial end portions of said base side projecting beyond the opposite sides of said square part, the altitude sides of said triangular part meeting the outer extremities of said projecting end portions of the base side to define triangular tabs, said square part being formed along its lower side with slits extending inwardly from the side edges of said base part, said square and triangular parts being wrapped around the head and neck of the fo-wl to form a cone with marginal portions along sides of the square and triangular parts overlapped with the triangular tabs inserted through corresponding ones of said slits whereby the cone is prevented from unwrapping.

3. A hood for the head and neck of a fowl comprising a flexible sheet composed of a substantially square part and a substantially isosceles triangular part having a base side substantially longer than the lower side of said square part, said base side being joined to the lower side of the square part with the apex of the triangular part extending downwardly, the lower side of the square part being joined to the base side at a point intermediate the ends of said base side with substantial end portions of said base side projecting beyond the opposite sides of said square part, the altitude sides of said triangular part meeting the outer extremities of said projecting end portions of the base side to define triangular tabs, said square part being formed along its lower side with slits extending inwardly from the side edges of said base part, said square and triangular parts being wrapped around the head and neck of the fowl to form a cone with marginal portions along sides of the square and triangular parts overlapped with the triangular tabs inserted through corresponding ones of said slits whereby the cone is prevented from unwrapping, with the head of the fowl within the smaller end of the cone and the neck of the fowl in the larger end of the cone, and means encircling the larger end of the cone constricting the same upon the neck of the fowl. EMMITT W. WEST. EDITH E. WEST.

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